Natural Resources Management: Fisheries Biology Concentration, B.S.

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About the Natural Resources Management Bachelor’s Program

Students pursuing a B.S. in Natural Resources Management must make a C or better in departmental courses to be eligible for graduation. The degree has five concentrations: (1) conservation science , (2) fisheries biology , (3) ranch management , (4) range conservation , and (5) wildlife biology .

Communication Literacy Requirement. Communication Literacy courses for the Natural Resources Management major include NRM 3302 , NRM 3304 , NRM 3308 , NRM 3323 , NRM 3325 , NRM 4306 , NRM 4335 , NRM 4401 , or NRM 4408 .

About the Fisheries Biology Concentration

The Fisheries Biology concentration is designed to prepare students for careers focused on ecological and environmental factors that influence fishes and other aquatic organisms, with an emphasis on in-field training and experiences. Aquatic ecosystems face increasing threats from pollution, drought, invasive species, and water shortages. Students in this concentration learn the science and application of balancing increasing water demands with maintaining aquatic ecosystem services. Graduates from this concentration often work in state and federal agencies and non-governmental organizations, working on a range of applied and basic aquatic conservation topics.

Recommended Curriculum

First Year

Fall

ENGL 1301 - Essentials of College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1330 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis I 3 Semester Credit Hours
(MATH 1550 may be substituted.)
BIOL 1401 - Biology of Plants 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 2305 - Introduction to Freshwater Ecology and Fisheries 3 Semester Credit Hours
POLS 1301 - American Government 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Spring

ENGL 1302 - Advanced College Rhetoric 3 Semester Credit Hours
MATH 1331 - Introductory Mathematical Analysis II 3 Semester Credit Hours
(MATH 1451 may be substituted.)
BIOL 1402 - Biology of Animals 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 1401 - Introduction to Natural Resources Management 4 Semester Credit Hours
HIST 2300 - History of the United States to 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Second Year

Fall

NRM 3407 - Wildlife Management Techniques 4 Semester Credit Hours (Also offered in Summer I at Texas Tech Center at Junction.)
NRM 3325 - Integrated Natural Resources Management Skills 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3403 - Range, Forest, and Wetland Vegetation and Plant Identification in North America 4 Semester Credit Hours
AAEC 2305 - Fundamentals of Agricultural and Applied Economics 3 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ECO 2301 - Principles of Economics I 3 Semester Credit Hours
(both courses fulfill the Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement)

Total: 14

Spring

CHEM 1305 - Chemical Basics 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1105 - Experimental Chemical Basics 1 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 2307 - Diversity of Life 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3308 - Quantitative Methods in Natural Resources 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Electives 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Third Year

Fall

CHEM 1306 - Chemistry That Matters 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 1106 - Chemistry Experiments That Matter 1 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3302 - Range Plant Ecology 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Physical Science Course 4 Semester Credit
COMS 2300 - Public Speaking 3 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 14

Spring

Directed Physical Science Course 4 Semester Credit Hours
Creative Arts 3 Semester Credit Hours (select from the university core curriculum )
NRM 4335 - Freshwater Bioassessment 3 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Electives 4 Semester Credit

Total: 14

Fourth Year

Fall

HIST 2301 - History of the United States since 1877 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4401 - Fisheries Conservation and Management 4 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Elective 10 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 17

Spring

POLS 2306 - Texas Politics and Topics 3 Semester Credit Hours
Language, Philosophy, and Culture/Multicultural 3 Semester Credit Hours
(select a course that fulfills both the Language, Philosophy, and Culture and Multicultural requirements )
ZOOL 4410 - Introduction to Ichthyology 4 Semester Credit Hours
Directed Elective 6 Semester Credit Hours

Total: 16

Total Hours: 124

Directed Physical Science Courses

Students will choose:

CHEM 2303 - Introductory Organic Chemistry 3 Semester Credit Hours
CHEM 2103 - Experimental Introductory Organic Chemistry 1 Semester Credit Hours
PSS 2432 - Principles and Practices in Soils 4 Semester Credit Hours

Directed Electives

Select 10 hours from:

NRM 3307 - Principles of Conservation Science 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4310 - Principles of Waterfowl Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4314 - Watershed Planning 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4315 - Spatial Analysis in Natural Resource Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4320 - Natural Resource Policy 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4330 - Aquaculture 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4403 - Aerial Photo Interpretation in Natural Resource Management 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4408 - Wildlife Population Dynamics and Analysis 4 Semester Credit Hours

Select 16 hours from:

PSS 2401 - Introductory Entomology 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3304 - Principles of Range Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3306 - Principles of Wildlife Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3323 - Prescribed Burning 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 3401 - Plant Physiology 4 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4000 - Internship V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4001 - Undergraduate Research V1-12 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4302 - Range Improvements 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4303 - Rangeland and Wildlife Analysis and Management Planning 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4304 - Fire Ecology and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4305 - Big Game Ecology 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4306 - Upland Game Ecology 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4309 - Range-Wildlife Habitat Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4322 - Nongame Ecology and Management 3 Semester Credit Hours
NRM 4324 - Tropical Ecology and Conservation 3 Semester Credit Hours
BIOL 3309 - Principles of Ecology 3 Semester Credit Hours
ZOOL 3406 - Comparative Invertebrate Zoology 4 Semester Credit Hours
ZOOL 4421 - Field Herpetology 4 Semester Credit Hours
ZOOL 4321 - Insect Diversity 3 Semester Credit Hours
ZOOL 4406 - Introduction to Mammalogy 4 Semester Credit Hours
OR
ZOOL 4408 - General Ornithology 4 Semester Credit Hours